dealing
noun
deal·ing ˈdē-liŋ 
1
: method of business : manner of conduct
2
dealings plural : friendly or business interactions
Synonyms
- commerce
- interaction
- intercourse
- relation
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
There were reports of shady dealings between the two sides. He has a reputation for fair dealing.
Recent Examples on the Web Bulger was convicted in 2013 of 31 federal criminal counts including participating in drug dealing, extortion and murder. 
Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 Partisan gerrymandering is also why, for most of the past half century, the State Senate in New York was Republican and the State Assembly was Democratic—a formula for gridlock, backroom dealing, and the inequitable distribution of resources. Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 The campaign has highlighted shocking videos of smash-and-grab robberies from high-end retailers in Union Square and drug dealing in the city’s troubled Tenderloin neighborhood. Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2022 Part of my dealing with it is to talk about it and share it. Tanisha Thomas, Billboard, 21 July 2022 The October 2021 complaint argued that the company breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, violated the Franchise Investment Protection Act and violated the Consumer Protection Act. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 June 2022 Last Friday, bank-to-bank dealing in the overnight repurchase agreement market hit a record of more than $900 billion. William Pesek, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 According to Harris, people immediately sided with the business owner and judged her client, a bias that has been influenced by concerns of persistent violence and drug dealing in the area. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022 In fact, by the time of Altamont, the organization was already descending deeper into criminality, especially drug dealing. New York Times, 30 June 2022 See More
Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 Partisan gerrymandering is also why, for most of the past half century, the State Senate in New York was Republican and the State Assembly was Democratic—a formula for gridlock, backroom dealing, and the inequitable distribution of resources. Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 The campaign has highlighted shocking videos of smash-and-grab robberies from high-end retailers in Union Square and drug dealing in the city’s troubled Tenderloin neighborhood. Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2022 Part of my dealing with it is to talk about it and share it. Tanisha Thomas, Billboard, 21 July 2022 The October 2021 complaint argued that the company breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, violated the Franchise Investment Protection Act and violated the Consumer Protection Act. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 June 2022 Last Friday, bank-to-bank dealing in the overnight repurchase agreement market hit a record of more than $900 billion. William Pesek, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 According to Harris, people immediately sided with the business owner and judged her client, a bias that has been influenced by concerns of persistent violence and drug dealing in the area. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022 In fact, by the time of Altamont, the organization was already descending deeper into criminality, especially drug dealing. New York Times, 30 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing dealing
Kids Definition
dealing
noun
deal·ing
ˈdē-liŋ
1
dealings plural : friendly or business relations
She has frequent dealings with the mayor.
2
: a way of acting or doing business
fair dealing
dealing 1 of 2
noun
1
as in bargaining
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bargaining
- negotiation
- haggling
- dickering
- transaction
- deal
- horse trading
- bargain
- horse trade
- logrolling
- replacement
- exchange
- substitution
- swap
- reciprocation
- recompense
- barter
- trade
- truck
- commutation
- dicker
- requital
- trade-off
- quid pro quo
- back-and-forth
2
as in doing
Synonyms & Similar Words
- doing
- activity
- proceeding
- undertaking
- process
- exploit
- business
- success
- enterprise
- attempt
- while
- affair
- try
- work
- act
- go
- operation
- trouble
- pass
- endeavor
- triumph
- event
- procedure
- course
- whack
- coup
- attainment
- effort
- achievement
- move
- accomplishment
- fling
- means
- pains
- initiative
- stab
- essay
- trial
- crack
- project
- shot
- labor
- action
- exertion
- shift
- proposal
- deed
- proposition
- resource
- measure
- resort
- thing
- feat
- expedient
- step
- counterstep
- countermeasure
- makeshift
- stopgap
- countermove
dealing
2 of 2verb
1
as in trading
to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property that store deals in used furniture Synonyms & Similar Words
- trading
- trafficking
- negotiating
- selling
- smuggling
- transacting
- exchanging
- swapping
- bargaining
- purchasing
- buying
- supplying
- bartering
- reselling
- distributing
- peddling
- marketing
- auctioning
- retailing
- taking
- merchandising
- investing
- monopolizing
- speculating
- wholesaling
- bootlegging
- vending
- underselling
- rebuying
- cornering
- engrossing
- horse-trading
- merchandizing
- fencing
- fair-trading
- picking up
- black-marketing
- day-trading
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- boycotting
- blacking
- blackballing
2
as in negotiating
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase you're going to have to learn how to deal if you want to buy a car at a fair price Synonyms & Similar Words
- negotiating
- bargaining
- arguing
- haggling
- clashing
- dickering
- fighting
- bickering
- paltering
- chaffering
- wheeling and dealing
- wrangling
- exchanging
- buying
- trading
- quarreling
- cutting a deal
- squabbling
- hassling
- horse-trading
- peddling
- bartering
- purchasing
- comparison shopping
- quarrelling
- quibbling
- hawking
- shopping (around)